After being excluded from the initial dialogue over a Pacific free-trade partnership that includes the U.S., Mexico has officially been invited to join the discussion.
Economy
Get the latest on jobs, business, growth, and policy shaping the state’s economy with in-depth reporting from The Texas Tribune.
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Economy
Perry Confident Romney Can Win Hispanic Vote, Defends Endorsement
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday discussed his support for Mitt Romney, his confidence that minorities will support Republicans and the state’s economic development.
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Economy
North Dakota Property Tax Debate Echoes in Texas
North Dakotans on Tuesday rejected a controversial measure that would have made their state the first in the nation to abolish property taxes. As Andy Uhler of KUT News reports, while some conservatives in Texas have suggested similar measures, officials have warned the state to proceed with caution.
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Interactive: Food Insecurity and the Impact of Food Stamps in Texas
Use these interactive maps to compare the level of food insecurity across Texas to the number of Texans who receive federal food stamps and the estimated economic impact of the food assistance funding.
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Economy
State Agencies Ordered to Propose Budget Cuts
The Legislative Budget Board — headed by House Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst — is asking state agencies to assume they’ll have 10 percent less to spend in the next budget than they have now.
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Economy
State Grappling With Panama Canal Expansion
A massive expansion of the Panama Canal will double the capacity of its trade route by 2014. As Andy Uhler of KUT News reports, it will likely mean a significant increase in freight traffic for Texas, which is looking at how to accommodate the extra boats, trucks and trains set to travel through the state.
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Interactive: Public Agencies With Access to Employment Data
Nearly 100 local government entities in Texas have online access to a database with Texans’ employment information. This interactive shows which entities access the database — and how often.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: How’s it Going?
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked some questions from the latest UT/TT poll about the economy, the state of the state and the country, and the most important problems ahead.
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Economy
Economists: Private Job Gains Offset Government Losses
Economists don’t think the loss of state jobs will have a significant continuing impact on the Texas economy.
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Economy
TribLive: Carona on Perry’s “Disrespectful” Pledge
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, discussed his opposition to Gov. Rick Perry’s anti-tax pledge, which he says is “disrespectful” to the “adults” in the Legislature.
